when life was cold and love was weird

December 13, 2022 1:08 PM

A chronicle of 9 different christmases from the life of Tim Rogers I struggle to do justice to what Rogers has written here. It's a handful of snapshots from his life, linked to living abroad, sex, romance and the holidays. It's beautifully written in that inimitable Tim Rogers style, and it's sad in a way that I think a lot of us will recognize from our own lives. If you're in the mood for a bit of Holiday Melancholy, click on through.
posted by signsofrain (3 comments total)

I love Tim Rogers's style and most of his work, but I think it's important to note that on his main Medium page, this story (as well as others) has the "Fiction" tag. I expect that this story has a lot of basis in personal experience but also some colorful amendment.
posted by tclark at 1:21 PM on December 13, 2022 [5 favorites]

this is good, i don't care if it's real life. thanks for posting.
posted by capnsue at 4:52 PM on December 13, 2022

I'm less than halfway through and already I am feeling grateful for my not-quite-right xmases. Even the one when I was sick and split up with my partner of 13 years on Boxing Day was better than most of these. Thanks for posting!
posted by Athanassiel at 4:14 AM on December 14, 2022